French: mèresEnglish translation: mother lodes 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | mères | | English translation: | mother lodes | | Entered by: | NewCal |
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Mining & Minerals / Gems / mineralogy | | French term or phrase: mères | Densité en place : 2,3 - Densité foisonnée : 1.6 - Niveau extraction : **mères.**
concernant l'extraction du mineraie de nickel |
| | | mother lodes | Explanation:
http://www.wvminers.com/glossary.html
principle veins
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-05-24 09:17:01 GMT)
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or bedrock
bilingual Canadian site (love these Canadians :-))
http://www.emannorth.ca/ic/ds015/index.cfm
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Note added at 1 hr 29 mins (2005-05-24 10:24:05 GMT)
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As Bourth points out, bedrock = \"roche mère\". |
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Dr Sue Levy
Luxembourg
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Explanation:
While it is most likely, I feel, that they are referring to "filons mères" or mother lodes, if the resource is rare, they might be looking for the "filons" in "roche mère" or "mother rock".
| Bourth
France
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English
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| mother lodes
Explanation:
http://www.wvminers.com/glossary.html
principle veins
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-05-24 09:17:01 GMT)
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or bedrock
bilingual Canadian site (love these Canadians :-))
http://www.emannorth.ca/ic/ds015/index.cfm
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Note added at 1 hr 29 mins (2005-05-24 10:24:05 GMT)
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As Bourth points out, bedrock = \"roche mère\".
| Dr Sue Levy
Luxembourg
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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